Wildfires have started in some surprising ways. Here are real examples

Wildfires have started from glass bottles, gender reveal explosives, target shooting, vehicle sparks and other unusual ignition sources.

Many of history’s deadliest building fires have been in nightclubs. Here’s why they’re so dangerous

A fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia has killed at least 59 people and injured more than 150. The blaze broke out at the ...
Mercury News

California authorities suspend pyrotechnics licenses of two men associated with fatal fireworks storage site explosion

Authorities have suspended the pyrotechnic licenses of two men following the devastating explosion and fire at a fireworks storage facility in Yolo County earlier this month, Cal Fire said Tuesday.
The Times of Northwest Indiana

E2 disaster prompts ban on pepper spray in clubs

CHICAGO -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich has signed into law a ban on the use of pepper spray and Mace in nightclubs, and restrictions on the indoor use of pyrotechnic devices. The new laws were enacted in the ...